Any law enforcement force has certain traits which
differentiate it from the departments such as discipline, due process of law,
professionalism and impartiality. FIA being the premier Law enforcement agency
in Pakistan has been considered as a role model for other law enforcement
agencies. But with the passage of time such characteristics are being eroded.
Now FIA has been dual set of rules for its employees. One for the elite class of
PSP and other for the inductees of FIA. If a complaint is received against any
official or officer recruited at FIA's own strength then the grilling process is
initiated immediately. Either the official is suspended or his field posting is
withdrawn. In the result of disciplinary proceedings either an official is
dismissed or demoted. Some officials have to face even criminal cases. But the
same yardstick is not followed when the allegations are leveled against any PSP
officer. Never in the history of FIA, any disciplinary action was taken against
this class. This disparity has created rifts amongst the two ranks. Since its
Director General always comes from the PSP so he always looks after his class
interests in FIA. Most of the lucrative postings are reserved for PSPs and FIA's
own personnel are considered untouchables for the same. With a one or two
exceptions almost all the zonal directors are PSPs. The formula is very simple.
If u are a notorious, incompetent and kicked out by all the regular provincial
police forces then you are warmly welcome to occupy any key post in FIA. But if
you are a dedicated, hard working loyal officer but a non-PSP then u have to cut
a sorry figure. If one wants to understand how authoritarian PSPs are in FIA
then there is a classic example of one such officer who is a BPS-19 Police
officer belonging to a remote rural district of Sindh. This gentleman is
notorious for his ill mannerism, bad mouthing, corruption and malpractices yet
he is literally running the show in FIA. In the era of Bashir Memon as DG FIA
this guy was calling all the shots. When the selection process for UN peace
Mission started this officer did a very strange thing in order to show his
muscles. Instead of requesting nomination of competent officers from all field
offices of FIA, he wrote a letter with his own signature recommending his own
name as the only suitable candidate for UN peace mission. This created great
resentment in FIA as even those who previously participated in UN missions were
ignored. By misusing his official position, he again managed to go to Saudi
Arabia on Hajj Mission. But this saga never ended there. When the selection of
officers for FIA's link offices abroad started the same Additional Director
again manipulated the whole process by getting himself nominated for Italy as
Counselor. His diplomatic passport was ready to be delivered when all of sudden
the matter was brought into the notice on Ministry of Interior. The ministry
halted the entire process as the whole process was carried out without any
principles and proper policy. This PSP is so infuriated that he has filed a case
in high court in order to exert pressure on Ministry of Interior. One wonders
whether FIA has become infertile as only this Additional Director is nominated
for all important tasks being jack of all trades and no one else is able to fill
in the gap. He is famous for violating all official decorum while dealing with
his subordinates. The excessive use of abusive language is the hallmark of his
character. In a recent incident he got a serving FIA officer illegally arrested
by Islamabad police who was later released by them fearing legal consequences.
An FIA Sub Inspector complained against his alleged misbehavior yet it seems
that words discipline and official norms are not meant for this PSP. Most of the
FIA Employees avoid even seeing him as his arrogance is a pain in the neck. It
would have been a normal thing had Mr. Wajid Zia was not running the affairs of
FIA as its DG. Being a very humble, polite, soft spoken and know for his
kindheartedness it seems very strange that such strange PSP is working under his
command. The same PSP was thrown out of Islamabad police by the then EX: IGP
Tahir Alam who sent a detailed report to the government regarding his corruption
and wrongdoings. In order to save FIA ranks from further unrest this additional
director should not only be surrendered being the remains of Bashir Memon but a
proper enquiry should be initiated to be probe how this gentleman has been able
to acquire huge assets beyond his ostensible means despite belonging to a very
humble origin. No doubt he has purged the FIA from most of the incompetent,
corrupt and problematic elements but this additional director is still sitting
in the administration. This is a test case for DG FIA Wajid Zia who is known as
the Hero of Panama JIT and death blower of sugar mafia.